Drone and control device and communication port device thereof

Abstract

This invention comprises a control device and a communication port device applied to drone, and a drone using such devices. The control device comprises a carrier board and a main control board that is detachably configured on the carrier board, said main control board is electrically connected with the carrier board, and the carrier board is configured with an interface device in which connections between a plurality of kinds of external devices with said carrier board are established. The carrier board is mainly used for connection with other external electronic devices and power distribution, and the main control board is responsible for processing sensor data and delivering control information. The main control board and the carrier board are connected through a single interface to enable a data transmission. The communication port device is configured on the drone flight controller.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A control device, characterized in that it comprises
 a carrier board ( 1 ) and 
 a main control board ( 2 ) that is detachably configured on the carrier board ( 1 ), said main control board ( 2 ) is electrically connected with the carrier board ( 1 ), and said carrier board ( 1 ) is configured with an interface device ( 3 ) in which connections between a plurality of kinds of external devices to be connected with the said carrier board ( 1 ); 
 wherein said interface device ( 3 ) comprises:
 a bus interface, 
 an output interface, and 
 at least one of:
 a remote-control interface, a GPS interface, a telemetry interface, and an analog digital signal conversion interface; 
 
 
 wherein said bus interface comprises at least one of:
 a CAN bus interface, 
 an I2C bus interface, 
 a USB interface, 
 PWM interface, 
 PPM interface, and 
 a S.BUS interface. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The control device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a slot is configured on said carrier board ( 1 ), and said main control board ( 2 ) is detachably configured in said slot. 
     
     
       3. The control device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a data connector ( 4 ) is configured on said carrier board ( 1 ), a data interface is configured on a position of the main control board ( 2 ) corresponding to the data connector ( 4 ), said data connector ( 4 ) is connected to said data interface. 
     
     
       4. The control device according to  claim 3 , characterized in that said data connector ( 4 ) comprises power supply pins, so that said carrier board ( 1 ) supplies power to the main control board ( 2 ) when said data connector ( 4 ) is connected to the data interface. 
     
     
       5. The control device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a side of said carrier board ( 1 ) is configured with at least one power supply interface ( 5 ) for connecting an external power source, such that said carrier board ( 1 ) and said main control board ( 2 ) are powered by an external power source. 
     
     
       6. The control device according to  claim 3 , characterized in that said data connector ( 4 ) is a DF17 connector, and said DF17 connector is configured with screw holes and screws that match the screw holes, said DF17 connector is secured to a drone using said screws and screw holes, one end of said DF17 connector is connected to said controller, and the other end is connected to the carrier board. 
     
     
       7. The control device according to  claim 6 , characterized in that the DF17 connector is an 80-pin connector. 
     
     
       8. The control device according to  claim 6 , characterized in that the number of said screw holes is 4, said screw holes are arranged at four vertices of said DF17 connector respectively, and said four screw holes are rectangular. 
     
     
       9. A drone, characterized in that said drone is configured with the control device of  claim 1 .